The recent terrorist actions in Paris are a reactionary attack against ordinary working people and youth in France. The result - alongside the tragic death of 129 people and the injury of hundreds more - will be the strengthening of the right wing and far-right, who will use these attacks as justification to curtail democratic freedoms, launch further imperialist adventures and clamp down on refugees.
In this talk at the Oxford Marxist Society (on Tuesday 17th November 2015), Daniel Morley of Socialist Appeal discusses the origins and factors behind the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism, and the role of imperialism in creating this barbarity.
How should workers and youth respond in the face of terrorism?